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blowtorch

[bloh-tawrch]

noun

  1. a small portable apparatus that gives an extremely hot gasoline flame intensified by a blast, used especially in metalworking.



verb (used with object)

  1. to weld, burn, or ignite with or as with a blowtorch.

blowtorch

/ ˈəʊˌɔːʃ /

noun

  1. a small burner that produces a very hot flame, used to remove old paint, melt soft metal, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of blowtorch1

First recorded in 1905–10; blow 2 + torch 1
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Knives, blowtorches and scissors were also found at the scene, the hearing was told.

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In one ad, Osborn held a blowtorch and said: “I’m where President Trump is on corruption, China, the border. If Trump needs help building the wall, well, I’m pretty handy.”

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One man was caught using a blowtorch to incinerate debris in West Hills as the Kenneth fire raged above him, police said.

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